March 2002 - Issue 6

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This will provide writers and other interested Livewire Network members with some useful links to other writing-related web sites.

In the next few months there will be further changes and additions to the site. These will include:

• Additional guidelines
• Minor changes to our submission protocol
• A summary of our "house style"

Coming soon ...
The biggest change to the Livewire web site will occur in July/August when you will be able to go to our new Bookshop to preview our first release novels and meet our authors.

You will also be able to read some excerpts of the first release novels which will be available for purchase later in the year.

 Stay tuned ...

The romance publishing industry commands a significant percentage of paperback sales world-wide (about 51%). Category romance commands a high proportion of this market share. There is no doubt that the reason traditional romance publishers have been so successful is because romance readers have demanded the types of romance novels that have dominated the market for so long.

There is now strong evidence that a significant number of readers of romance fiction want stories that more closely reflect life as it is today. This is why, at Livewire, we're taking a fresh approach to romance fiction.

Our lines have evolved from a survey of the types of romance novels that aren't in the marketplace. For instance, our unique "Love Sequels" line allows writers to go into the future to explore relationship problems and marital issues that are part of today's lifestyles. This is a world-first in category romance - an original concept.

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